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Belvidere, Illinois is located in Boone County. Zip codes in Belvidere, IL include 61008. More Belvidere information.

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Suspected Drunken Driver Arrested In Rock Co.

The Rock County Communications Center broadcasted a traffic complaint on a Chevy Lumina exiting Interstate 90 traveling westbound on Avalon Road at about 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

The Economist

Jobs and the economy: A game of two halves

EVEN people who don't normally care much for football tune in to the Super Bowl to watch the best commercials Madison Avenue can dream up.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Dayton Daily News

Job openings jump to near a 3-year high

In this Feb. 3, 2012 photo, workers at Three World Trade Center construction site maneuver steel bars, in New York.

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WIFR

Belvidere Mayor Announces Last Term

BELVIDERE -- A major bombshell at tonight's Belivdere State of the City Address.

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Bradenton.com

'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate

People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

The Janesville Gazette

Is good news for Belvidere good news for Rock County?

No doubt, many former workers at Janesville's General Motors plant and its subsidiaries have moved on.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

Bloomberg

Job Gains at U.S. Factories Show Manufacturers Are Driving the Expansion

A Chrysler Group LLC employee works on a 2012 Jeep Compass sports utility vehicle on the production line at the company's assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois.

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WLS-AM Chicago

Chrysler to add 1,800 jobs at northern Ill. plant

Chrysler said Thursday that it is hiring 1,800 new workers and increasing production at its plant in Belvidere, a once-dominant manufacturing area that now has the state's highest unemployment rate and has been battered by the economic downturn.

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National Public Radio

Have Economists Got It Wrong About The U.S.?

Workers build a Jeep Compass at the Chrysler assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill. Friday's employment report showed growth in manufacturing, much of which reflects the rebirth of the U.S. auto industry .

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Houston Chronicle

Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst

An auto worker assembles parts on the 2013 Dodge Dart at the Chrysler Plant in Belvidere, Ill., Thursday, Feb.

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WIFR

Chrysler Buzz Dominates Workforce Connection Job Fair

BELVIDERE -- While unions are gearing up for the new positions, so were many Stateline residents.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

CBS Local

Chrysler To Hire 1800 New Workers

Chrysler is adding 1800 new jobs at its Belvidere, Illinois plant, as it prepares to launch production of the new Dodge Dart compact car.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

KFVS12

Chrysler posts 1st annual net profit since 1997

Chrysler has reported its first annual net income since 1997, and Illinois will benefit from that turnaround to the tune of 1,600 jobs.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

De Kalb Midweek

'They come in with their hearts in their hands'

Certified quilt appraiser Sherry Branson of Belvidere appraises a customer's 1890s-era "crazy quilt" during the fourth annual quilt walk in downtown Genoa.

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WIFR

Former Poplar Grove Trustee Convicted of Sexual Assaults

A former Poplar Grove Trustee, 53-year-old James Steiner, has been found guilty on six counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child.

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MyStateline.com

Speed Camp Opens in Belvidere 1/30/12

Belvidere, Illinois-A Don Beebe House of Speed Speed Camp is now running in Belvidere.

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

Grand Rapids Press

Earnings preview: Chrysler expected to post first annual net profit since 1997

After bankruptcy and a government bailout, the company is turning itself around.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

Detroit News

Chrysler Illinois factory to hire workers to build Dodge Dart

Chrysler Group LLC has begun hiring workers at its factory in Belvidere, Ill., to build the all-new Dodge Dart.

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